Political bigwigs may not be in the fray for Medak parliamentary constituency this time, yet its association with stalwarts like none other than Indira Gandhi in the past, who was elected from the seat in 1980 and became the Prime Minister for the third time, makes it a prestigious one to contest and represent.
Known as a major industrial hub for its sheer location abutting the State Capital on the northern and eastern sides, the constituency boasted a majority of all industries in the State till they started spreading to other areas. Water and air pollution caused by pharmaceutical and other chemical industrial units and increasing realty value of land has forced many such units to shut shop and relocate during the past two decades.
Although 44 candidates are in the fray this time, the main contest is between three major parties — Congress, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) — represented by fairly newcomers, if not the political novices. BRS candidate P. Venkatrama Reddy is a sitting MLC of the party who quit as the District Collector of Siddipet in November 2021 to be elected to the Council in the MLAs’ quota the same year.
